The roots of slavery, white supremacy, and capitalism in 17th century north america and the caribbean, and more on. Slave resistance and the origins of the united states of america ebook written by gerald horne. Former ucsb professor gerald horne, the awardwinning author of more than thirty books, discusses his book the counterrevolution of 1776. Author and historian gerald horne talks about his life and career and responds to viewer comments and questions.
In this trailblazing book, gerald horne shows that in the prelude to 1776, the abolition of slavery seemed all but inevitable in london, delighting africans as. Gerald horne audio books, best sellers, author bio. See all books authored by gerald horne, including the counterrevolution of 1776. History professor gerald horne discusses the counterrevolution of 1776. The counter revolution of 1776 drives us to a radical new understanding of the traditional heroic creation myth of the united states.
Slave resistance and the origins of the usa and race war. The counterrevolution of 1776 and race to revolution. Author and historian gerald horne to deliver ucsbs. The counterrevolution of 1776 audiobook by gerald horne. In this trailblazing book, gerald horne shows that in the prelude to 1776, the. Former ucsb professor gerald horne, the awardwinning author of more than thirty books, discusses his book the counterrevolution of.
The counterrevolution of 1776 by gerald horne kirkus. Response to gerald hornes recent book portraying the american revolution as a proslavery rebellion. Gerald hornes counter revolution of 1776 is a critical. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the counterrevolution of 1776. When youre so desperate for book recommendations that you turn to a bald twentysomething burnout for help. Slave resistance and the origins of the united states of america, gerald horne refigures the origins of the american revolution to offer a. Now, in a new book, historian gerald horne argues it was the desire to maintain slavery that was the prime motivator of the uprising. Loaded with plenty of extraordinary evidence to support his extraordinary claims, professor horne attempts to correct this deficit in the counterrevolution of 1776.
The counterrevolution of 1776 ebook by gerald horne. Slave resistance and the origins of the united states of america by gerald horne online at alibris. The counterrevolution of 1776 by gerald horne i read the counterrevolution of 1776 by gerald horne at the same time that i read no property in man by sean wilentz. Gerald horne shows that in the prelude to 1776, the abolition of slavery seemed all but inevitable in london, delighting africans as much as it outraged slaveholders.
Slave resistance and the origins of the united states of america, and the apocalypse of settler colonialism. Supporting his thesis with a copious amount of historical documentation, he presents a thoroughly convincing case and turns the conventional view of the united states birth story completely on its head. The counterrevolution of 1776 audiobook gerald horne. The socalled revolutionary war, horne writes, was in part a counterrevolution, a conservative movement that the founding fathers fought in order to preserve their right to enslave.
Gerald hornes basic thesis is implicit in his title. Du bois and has written books on a wide range of neglected but by no means marginal or minor episodes of world. Slave resistance and the origins of the united states of america. What emerges from gerald hornes new book, counterrevolution, is a picture of courage, heroism and betrayal. The counterrevolution of 1776 by gerald horne overdrive. Pdf the counter revolution of 1776 download full pdf. What emerges from gerald horne s new book, counterrevolution, is a picture of courage, heroism and betrayal. Hornes lecture is presented by ucsbs center for black studies research. Gerald horne on the real story of american independence its time to revisit americas heroic creation myth and what really happened in 1776. Horne also examines the ever harsher laws passed by timorous whites against slaves who disobeyed or revoltedmoves which, as the author shows, only intensified slave anger and resistance. Horne is a frequent contributor to political affairs magazine. In this trailblazing book, gerald horne shows that in the prelude to 1776, the abolition of slavery seemed all but inevitable in london, delighting africans as much as it outraged slaveholders, and sparking the colonial revolt.
Gerald horne is an africanamerican historian who currently holds the john j. The counterrevolution of 1776 and the construction of. But the africans then residing in the colonies overwhelmingly sided with london. As many as 20,000 slaves joined the redcoats in the revolution, and the author traces some of our lingering racism back to 1776. The counter revolution of 1776 and race to revolution cspan. The socalled revolutionary war, horne writes, was in part a counterrevolution, a conservative movement that the founding fathers fought in order to preserve their right to enslave others. In this trailblazing book, gerald horne complements his earlier celebrated negro comrades of the crown, by showing that in the prelude to 1776, the abolition of slavery seemed all but inevitable in london.
In this trailblazing book, gerald horne shows that in the prelude to 1776, the abolition of slavery seemed all. White supremacy and the japanese attack on the british empire. Gerald horne has gone a long way toward undermining the supposed avant guard and progressive nature of the revolution of 1776. In this trailblazing book, gerald horne shows that in the prelude to 1776, the abolition of slavery seemed all but inevitable in. Gerald horne books list of books by author gerald horne. Most importantly, it is a history that accounts for the fact that so many. Gerald horne, professor of history and african american studies at the university of houston, was interviewed on democracy.
The successful 1776 revolt against british rule in. The counterrevolution of 1776 and the construction of whiteness gerald horne on reality asserts itself 36 august 20, 2014. Gerald horne talks about his two recently published books. Gerald horne is moores professor of history and african american studies at the university of houston, and has published three dozen books including, the counterrevolution of 1776. At least thats the surprising argument that historian gerald horne makes in the counterrevolution of 1776. Most importantly, it is a history that accounts for the fact that so many advances of democracy in the united states have been at the expense of africans and their descendants, people brought in chains to the shores of the united states. Gerald hornes book the counterrevolution of 1776 is a kind of prequel to his previous study of the early united states, negro comrades of the crown. I go on in the cuba book to talk about how one of the many reasons why you have so many black people in cuba was because of. In the years leading up to 1776 the british colonies of north america. Gerald horne talked about his two books, the counterrevolution of 1776. Gerald horne talks about his two books, the counterrevolution of 1776. In this trailblazing book, gerald horne complements his earlier celebrated negro comrades of the crown, by showing that in the prelude to. Read the counterrevolution of 1776 slave resistance and the origins of the united states of america by gerald horne available from rakuten kobo.
Historian gerald hornes counterrevolution of 1776 tells the story of black slaves in america and in service of the american colonies from, roughly, the 17th century until the independence of the country from england. Books by gerald horne author of the counterrevolution of. The successful 1776 revolt against british rule in north america has been hailed almost universally as a great step forward for humanity. Gerald horne has 50 books on goodreads with 5546 ratings. Review of gerald horne, the counterrevolution of 1776. Gerald horne, one of the things that struck me in your book is not only your main thesis, that this was in large part a. The counterrevolution of 1776 brings us to a radical new understanding of the traditional heroic creation myth of the united states. But the africans then living in the colonies overwhelmingly sided with the british. What emerges from gerald hornes new book, counterrevolution, is. Gerald hornes most popular book is the counterrevolution of 1776. Horne revisits the period leading up to 1776 to find. Horne goes to show how american independence was a major loss for the slaves. Slave resistance and the origins of the united states of america and race to revolution. Slave resistance and the origins of the united states of america by gerald horne 2016, paperback at the.